Willebroek, Belgium
Fort Breendonk
Walk through a well-preserved World War II Nazi prison and transit camp.
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Willebroek, Belgium
Walk through a well-preserved World War II Nazi prison and transit camp.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Cool Soviet-era public sculpture outside the Kyrgyz National Academy of Sciences on Chuy Ave.
England
This was Allied HQ during D-Day! Eisenhower was there and you can visit the ACTUAL MAP he looked at on that day.
Ouessant, France
The Créac’h Lighthouse is the most powerful lighthouse in Europe, which gives you, at night, an eerie sense of serenity.
Baku, Azerbaijan
The façade of Soviet Azerbaijan's state printing house is shaped like an open book, inlaid with writing systems from Egyptian hieroglyphs to a Mayan calendar.
Ketchikan, Alaska
Once a vital asset for Southeast Alaska’s timber industry and the backdrop for the gritty 1954 film noir classic Cry Vengeance, the Connell Lake dam now stands as a tragic yet scenic barrier blocking vital fish passage.
New York, New York
It memorializes America’s initial military response to the terrorist attacks on our country on September 11, 2001.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Not your average Bosnian cafe — this locale is dedicated to the former Yugoslav dictator Tito.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
As the oldest natural history museum in the Americas, these halls contain everything from dinosaur bones to biological samples collected by Lewis and Clark.
Cedaredge, Colorado
The world's largest flat-topped mountain.
Madrid, Spain
A “floating horse” hangs menacingly over the heads of passersby.
Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island
This lighthouse has been in operation since 1881, with an interesting connection to the RMS Titanic.
Binh An, Vietnam
Standing as a 12th-century architectural titan, this trio of brick structures boasts the tallest surviving Cham tower in Vietnam, reaching an impressive height of 38 meters.
Le Mans, France
A rainbow tunnel painted across three buildings and six storeys pulls a child (and every passerby) straight down the rabbit hole, ranked among the world's best murals the year it went up.
Portsmouth, Ohio
One of Ohio's longest history books isn't made of paper—it's painted across the floodwall.
Hong Kong
Hidden on top of a ferry terminal is a nifty statue of three dolphins, and one of Hong Kong's best sunset viewpoints.
Axtell, Texas
The Branch Davidian compound known as the Mount Carmel Center became the site of one of the most controversial law enforcement operations in U.S. history.
Malo Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bunski Kanal is a hidden natural wonder where the emerald Buna River dramatically merges with the mighty Neretva through a narrow limestone channel.
Luanda, Angola
Angola's “founding father” is buried under a giant concrete obelisk
Manchester, England
Amazing tiled map mural showing the lines of the famous Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, incorporated into the war memorial after WW1
Gainesville, Florida
The last place in Florida where wild bison roam
Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
A short walk up a small hill provides spectacular sunset and nighttime views of Kowloon
Virginia Beach, Virginia
The first federal construction project authorized under the Constitution
Eger, Hungary
A stubborn Ottoman tower with a punishing climb and a view over Eger